Highest Rated Manga

Todaymanga would like to introduce the highest rated manga of all time including classic series and recent and ongoing books. We hope this best manga lineup will help beginners to find the first manga to read and manga fans to dig the manga world deeper.

A college student named Mitsuko works at his uncle’s hostel. On his way from an errand, he finds an unconscious yokai, Tenshi. When Tenshi wakes up he acts ferocious and arrogant. To express his gratitude to Mitsuko for saving his life, he also becomes a guest at the hostel on his own accord until Mitsuko decides what he wants. After being acquainted with Tenshi, gradually he opens his heart to Mitsuko. Suddenly Tenshi’s body transforms into an adult-like appearance and harasses Mitsuko!
(Source: Kiwimyweewee)
  • Published – 2009-01-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – BYAKU Kotora
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Supernatural, Yaoi
Todo is a very skilled locksmith. One day, after a job, a car almost hits him. In the car is a box… and in that box is a young girl?!
(Source: Aerandria Scans)
  • Published – 2011-04-28
  • Written / Illustrated by – TSUKUBA Sakura
  • Genre – Romance, Shoujo, Historical
1. Nonscale
2-3. Scale Model
4. Onii-chan Onii-chan Sagi
5. Atatamemasuka?
6. Yume Miru Praline-chan
7. Karakorum Jogakuin
8. Kurayami no Naka de Kemono (Road to paradise in heaven)
9. Muchiuchi Uchuu
  • Published – 2012-03-29
  • Written / Illustrated by – Mebae
  • Genre – Ecchi, Seinen
When childhood innocence gives way to a blinding thirst for revenge, is it worth the price of one's humanity? Tetsunosuke and Tatsunosuke are the sons of a diplomat who sought to bring peace and prosperity to Japan during the early Meiji Restoration. But when their parents are murdered before their very eyes, Tetsu seeks to join the Shinsengumi, the unofficial police who are capable of the same brutality as his parents' murderers. Wading through a sea of espionage, deception and bloodshed, the young boy must choose: should he take a step on the path to becoming a demon...or give up his rage and transform into the ultimate Peacemaker?
(Source: Tokyopop)
  • Published – 1999-04-12 2001-08-11
  • Written / Illustrated by – CHRONO Nanae
  • Genre – Action, Drama, Historical, Seinen
When 29-year-old Meguru moves into his deceased mother's home, he meets a high school boy wearing... a skirt. Meguru, who happens to be his neighbor and a friend of his mother, is trying to discover himself and help his own mother accept him for what he really is, feeling glad there is someone finally who can support him.

During this phase of self-discovery, they start getting closer as both of them slowly deal with their own problems.
  • Published – 2014-01-01 2014-09-30
  • Written / Illustrated by – MIYOSHI Ayato
  • Genre –
The beautiful Chae Young Un is used to dating guys and breaking up with them shortly after, but when one day she encounters the enigmatic first year student, Jang Yeon Ho, beating up a guy who had just stolen her wallet, their lives become unmistakable intertwined. Unable to leave him alone, Chae Young finds herself worrying and taking care of him as Jang Yeon Ho attempts to drive himself further and further into destruction. Is it pity or love that makes Chae Young Un care about Jang Yeon Ho? She's not so sure, but whatever it may be, Chae Young refuses to leave his side.

Jang Yeon Ho is haunted by his past and Chae Young Un cannot leave him alone. And while Jang Yeon Ho tries to fend her kindness off, he slowly begins to find that living is a whole lot brighter with her by his side.

A story about broken people finding love and redemption.

(Source: MyAnimeList)
  • Published – 2013-12-25 2019-10-31
  • Written / Illustrated by – LEE Gi Ha
  • Genre – Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
Kikuno Kei, nicknamed "Kay", is a normal university student and a part-time hitwoman.

(Source: Batoto)
  • Published – 2016-04-25
  • Written / Illustrated by – SAWADA Shin
  • Genre – Action, Comedy, Drama, Mature
Follow the story of Loyd, an oblivious boy from a village in the countryside, who wishes to become a soldier in the capital. After convincing the mayor of his village, a loli witch, who is over a 100 years old, he sets off to the capital to fulfill his dream!

(Source: WhimSubs)
  • Published – 2017-09-28
  • Written / Illustrated by – SATOU, Toshio, (サトウとシオ)
  • Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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?. Iki wo Kirashite Ai ni Kite
  • Published – 2011-10-08 2013-01-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – AKEGAMI Takara
  • Genre – Drama, Romance, Shoujo
Higuchi is a student dorming at an all-boys school. He's at the age where he wants a girlfriend, but every time he gets one, he gets dumped soon after. The one to console him is his straight-laced roommate, Hidaka. However, once an underclassman from the track team, Kousaka, appears, how will their relationship change!?
  • Published – 2015-02-14
  • Written / Illustrated by – SAKUMOTO Ayu
  • Genre – Romance, School Life, Shounen Ai
The story revolves around 2 teenagers who got switched soon after their birth. Hoping to keep both of their biological and adopted children, their parents decided to engage the boy and the girl.

(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2020-01-29
  • Written / Illustrated by – YOSHIKAWA Miki
  • Genre – Comedy, Romance, School Life
Due to a terrible bus accident, Randoh (the main character) wakes up one day to discover he has the face of an attractive girl thanks to a rather perverted plastic surgeon. But not just any girl's face--it's the same girl that he has a crush on. To make matters even worse, he runs into the girl and she thinks it's her long-lost twin sister. When Randoh moves in with her (quite willingly) he is torn between helping out this girl by pretending to be her sister, and wanting his old face back.
(Source: Akatsuki-Manga)
  • Published – 2002-05-14 2003-06-09
  • Written / Illustrated by – KANO Yasuhiro
  • Genre – Comedy, Romance, School Life, Ecchi, Slice Of Life, Gender Bender
Coud is a young sky pirate who discovered a girl with mysterious powers on what had seemed like a routine mission. Ren has the ability to lend Coud bizarre fighting capabilities (his arm turns into a giant blade of some sort), being part of a race of beings called Edel Reid, but being the possessor of a stone called the Elemental Gelade, she has powers even beyond the norm.
(Source: Tokyopop)
  • Published – 2002-02-28 2009-12-28
  • Written / Illustrated by – AZUMA Mayumi
  • Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural, Romance
On a visit to the capital of a small country in the far west of Asia, a British girl named Nicola falls in love. The object of her affections is Mimar, a young man who works at a bazaar–yet despite her attempts, he doesn’t notice her. Back at home in England, the ache of her unrequited love festers. After years spent obtaining wealth, fame, and “the secret of the world,” she returns to the bazaar to exact her deadly revenge upon Mimar and those he holds dearest. This story is just one of many in this dramatic collection, which features tales of witchcraft across the globe and even in the far reaches of outer space.

(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
  • Published – 2003-01-01 2005-01-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – IGARASHI Daisuke
  • Genre – Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural, Seinen
Tokyo Butei High School is a place where teenagers are trained to be "Butei", combat detectives. Tokyou Butei student Touyama Kinji, who is otherwise ordinary, has a special ability to go into "Hysteria Mode" that can trigger without his control when he is in close proximity to girls. In his Hysteria Mode, which he is trying to keep something of a secret, he becomes super powerful and very concerned with protecting women. One day Kinji is targeted by a Butei killer, who rigs his bicycle to explode, and is rescued by assault expert transfer student Aria H. Kanzaki. But after witnessing his Hysteria Mode, Aria will not leave him alone...
(Source: Mangaupdates)
  • Published – 2009-11-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – AKAMATSU Chuugaku
  • Genre – Action, Comedy, Romance, Harem
Mio Keisuke is a high-schooler who leads a rather dull, boring life. He can't keep a girlfriend, because being a kept man's too much of a hassle, and he can't bring himself to fall in love and please his woman. Then one day he seeks shelter from a sudden downpour under the awning of an apartment owned by Yugi Kakeru, and suddenly his life isn't so dull anymore as he finds himself falling for his aloof and yet obviously lonely friend.
(Source: September Scanlations)
  • Published – 2011-06-07 2011-10-07
  • Written / Illustrated by – Junko
  • Genre – Drama, Romance, Yaoi
Kurokiya Ruu is on the verge of repeating a year so her childhood friend Tadashi Tadao (whose name literally means straightforward man) steps up to teach her. However, they end up not getting any studying done as she uses this situation to try and seduce him at every turn.

The story of a girl who wants to get her crush flustered and the straightforward guy who won't get embarrassed.

(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2019-11-20
  • Written / Illustrated by – Pororokka
  • Genre – Adventure, Comedy, Romance, School Life, Slice Of Life
Tasuku can see ghosts, although he'd be happier if he didn't have this ability, especially since it comes with heavy responsibilities.
  • Published – 2009-03-30 2014-03-28
  • Written / Illustrated by – SAITOU Misaki
  • Genre – Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural, Romance, School Life